/lɪft ||; lɪft/verb
1 [T] lift sb/sth (up) to move sb/sth to a higher level or position 举起:
He lifted the child up onto his shoulders. 他把小孩举到肩膀上。
Lift your arm very gently and see if it hurts. 把胳膊抬起,看看痛不痛。
It took two men to lift the piano. 这架钢琴要两个男人才抬得动。
2 [T] to move sb/sth from one place or position to another 把…抬起后搬到别的位置上:
She lifted the suitcase down from the rack. 她把手提箱从架上搬下来。
3 [T] to end or remove a rule, law, etc 撤销(规则、法令等):
The ban on public meetings has been lifted. 对公众集会的禁令已经撤销了。
4 [I,T] to become or make sb happier (受)鼓舞:
The news lifted our spirits. 这消息振奋了我们的士气。
5 [I] (used about clouds, fog, etc) to rise up or disappear (指云、雾等)升起,消散:
The mist lifted towards the end of the morning. 快到中午的时候,薄雾才渐渐散去。
6 [T] (informal 非正式)lift sth (from sb/sth) to steal or copy sth 偷;抄袭:
Most of his essay was lifted straight from the textbook. 他这篇文章的大部份内容都是从那本教科书上直接搬过来的。
☞ Look at shoplifting. 参看shoplifting。
lift off (used about a spacecraft) to rise straight up from the ground (指航天器)发射升空